ICANN considers anonymous registration of domain names
News The Internet's governing body has launched a survey to assess whether it really is necessary to maintain a database of registrants' personal details
AMD puts Dresden plant in spotlight
News The Saxony production plant, Fab 30, has shipped its ten-millionth Athlon die, and will spearhead AMD's most cutting-edge innovations over the next few months
The Code Red blues
Comment The new deadline's been and gone, and Code Red hasn't come back. The predictions of disaster have been quietly filed away alongside Y2K, and the world gets on with panicking over recession,...
Children's charities pressure Blunkett over Net safety
News The NSPCC and Carol Vorderman will begin a major crusade this week to get Home Office funding for an Internet safety campaign for children
Merrill upbeat on chip stocks
News Merrill Lynch sounded a hopeful note about the semiconductor market on Wednesday, saying that it may have finally hit bottom
Jobs go at UK chip developer
News The slump in the semiconductor business means potential customers have deferred important deals
ARM launches digital-music product
News UK chip designer aims to speed up development of SD Cards for digital audio and video players
Pay rises shrinking for tech workers
News Gone are the days of double-digit raises for US technology workers. Nowadays, some tech wages aren't even keeping up with inflation
Lastminute.com hopes that edible underwear will boost profits
News Martha Lane Fox reckons that selling adult products will "raise a smile", but will it raise revenues too?
FBI accused over Code Red virus confusion
News UK police say misleading warnings from the FBI led home PC owners to believe that their computers could be infected by the server worm
Linux puts 10GB in your hand
News A Singapore company has unveiled a handheld device that stores up to 10GB of data and multimedia files
Microsoft and Kodak get snappy about Windows XP
News In another row over consumer choice in Windows XP, Kodak speaks out on the operating system's digital photography options
Motorola to get mobile in cars
News Motorola announced on Tuesday deals with BMW and Audi to equip their cars with telecommunications and computing capabilities
Aussie charity tells Bill to 'get real'
News The embittered battle between Microsoft and PCs for Kids continues, with the charity outraged over the software giant's so-called "gesture of good will"
FAQ: The Code Red threat
News Your questions about the Code Red worm answered
Microsoft takes heat for Code Red
News Microsoft is taking the blame for a hole in its Internet Information Server that allowed the worm to infect thousands of servers in its last outbreak
Code Red worm stays cool
News Security patches seem to have kept the Net functioning through Code Red's latest potential outbreak. But experts say the danger is real
Scient, iXL ink deal to become one
News As the technology industry continues to sputter, Internet consulting companies Scient and iXL Enterprises have decided to face tough times together
Five years ago: IBM plans first USB PC for October
News IBM is getting ready to claim a world first when it introduces its PC 365, codenamed Crossfire, in early October, featuring Universal Serial Bus (USB) support.



